Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

CT-2298-F-16-1

Tech Report

Connecticut

Connecticut. Dept. of Transportation

project delivery performance for the various contracting methods that are

applicable for CTDOT’s use. The report is structured in two parts. Part A covers overall

project deliverability and Part B is focused on environmental review processes and

permitting. An overview of the study’s recommendations is as follows: CTDOT leadership

should articulate the department’s vision and objectives for project delivery performance

and continue to foster and improve internal relations to instill a shared production

culture and team orientation among designers, engineers, environmental regulators, and

associated construction entities; to achieve the goals as set forth in the state’s

transportation capital program plans, it is expected that CTDOT and the Connecticut

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will require additional staffing and

flexibility to engage consultants to fill staffing gaps, especially to meet short-term

needs; establish key project delivery performance measures to monitor processes using

data-driven analysis to identify areas for improvement, and justify needed funding and

staffing levels; a useful strategy for improving constructability and ensuring the

success of all projects, regardless of the project delivery method used, is early and

continuous contractor and regulator involvement to enable design and constructability to

be considered concurrently; to enhance environmental benefits and minimize environmental

impacts of a project, a holistic design approach should be used that includes early and

collaborative discussions between designers, construction managers, and environmental

regulators. The practice of sequential design reviews for environmental considerations

should be replaced with over-the-shoulder reviews where environmental considerations are

integrated into overall project design; use the project delivery method and contractor

selection method that best fits a project’s challenges and objectives to achieve

potential benefits; a consultant should be engaged to guide the development and

implementation of alternative contracting methods (ACMs) processes, and for training

CTDOT staff in all aspects of scoping, procurement and contracting, and managing the

relationships between CTDOT and design and construction project teams in the use of ACMs.

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CT Study No. SPR-2298

US Transportation Collection